The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-11
The LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
RE GULAR MONTHLY NEE TING
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Rival Street Railway Companies
Clam, 1ring for Right OF Way
on Madison.
A SLY EFFORT OF THE OLD
MEMPHIS CITY COMPANY.
The Question Of Extension OF Time
for Railways to Comply With
Contracts.

guar monthly meeting yesterday al
Iernoou. with President Hsdden and
Messrs. Randle, Patterson, Kney, Gra-
ham, Montgomery and Wallace pres
ent. The gentlemen were on hand
promptly, and President Hadden re-
marked that 1t was the most encour-
aging turnout they had had for a long
time.
After the regular preliminary pro-
ceedinqs the Council got down to
business as follows:
REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTs.
Fire Depdrtaent. Ol6ary re-
ported ss 10 lows: Eeven alarms re.
spogded t. during the month OF Feb
ruary. Insurance OF owners, $4,000;
loss of owners, S7l5; total loss, $685..
Iusursr ce Of occupants, $l3, 100; loss
Of occupants, 1929; to,al insurance,
1923 800. Insurance over lose, $2l $3.50.
City Ho pital ]. E Black sue
mitted the following report: Num-
Der of patients remaining February
lst, 1902; received during the month,
l22; discharged, ll3; deceased, IA;
remaining ON February 2Sth, 81. To-
tai number treated, 234, Total ex'
pense, $1,000 %.
Inspector of Weights and Measures
Inspector j. @. NJ loon reported value
OF goods inspected during the month
of February, $50 All.
Market Reports -South Market Mas
ter Kunhulz reported collections for
February, SIZE 80.
Hharf -Whsrfmsster Kallaher col.
lected diving February 1877 10.
City Register, Register B. X. Pullen
reported as follows for February:
Paid A. ]. Harris, 500 so, for fees and
rents amount OF general tx regis
tered, $l795 20; compromise, $40 5O;
total, $685. 20. License ssued,
$96S8 20; license on bonds, $243 55;
tota,, 1881 rs Amount OF fees, las 81
Police Report -Oniet Davis reported
as 70 lows tor the month of February:
Total number OF arrest 5SS-white,
S44; colored, 244. Number fined, 3S8;
fiues assessed $3243; paid, $ll75 80;
mittimuses, 1851 70 Expenses, 1856 "a
A report from the Board OF Healtu
was not submitted, presumably be-
cause the city is 30 healthy the Secre-
tsry had nothing upon which to
found it.
BUILDINGS AND RsPAIRs.
James Mayd well, removal, on JEFF
feIson street, rejected.
Mrs. Mary E Manly, No. SO Second,
rejected.
H. M. Moon, No 76 Vance, rejected.
F. Egan, No. "a Front, rejected.
E. E, Meacham, Exchange and
Front, RI jected.
R. Semmes, assistant manager city
street railroads, corner fernando and
Gsyoso, granted.
+ R. Church, No. 81 fernando, re-
!. NJ. Hill, No. SO North Court,
granted.
Mrs. H. d. Council, Exchange and
Third, granted for one story house.
Joon j. Shea, Jackson avenue,
granted.
G. H. Herbers, No. 100 Washington,
Re fered 10 Chief OF the Fire Depart
meLt.
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
The Memphis aud Little Rock Rail-
road pstitioned for an extension Of
| time ia which to erect d brick or stone
freight house until September 8, 1888.
Also to be allowed t. use iron in case
hat ma or al was fund to be cheaper
than brick or stone. The petition
alleged that at the meeting on My Z,
1885, the company bad been given
twa years ia which to comply with
their contract, to begin September 8.
By an error of the clerk it was made
to b2gin May z, an ex ension of only
twenty m )nths.
Secretary Pullen referred to the
mil utes in dispute, and vindicated his
accuracy
Col. Weatherfo'd, as attorney for
the road, explained the dereliction OF
the company by referring to the
numerous lawsuits over the road,
which served to envelop the present
owners and operators in doubt as to
how long the property would remain
| ia their hands, and caused them to be
chary of unnecessary expenditures
and improvements. Added to this, as
a r. ason for further continuance for
Two years, was the overh0Wed condi-
ton of tho tracks on the other side,
entsiling maj ifold il convenience and
expense, and the caving OF the banks
over here.
Col. Montgomery made q manly and
vigorous talk in favor of granting the
ex ension "a ked, on account of the
stfagbtf ,TwaId manner in which the
company bad labored for the best in
terssts of the city, sgainst the en-
croacbments of the Iron Mountain
corporation for s.. Louis. He argued
that failure to grant the request
woulo be unduly harsh.
President Hidden stated that II the
Little R ok road were favored 10 that
direction be knew of two other roads
that would be before the Council for
the same purpose 10 |, ss than a month.
IL that way, extensions would go on
tore yer.
The petition was finally refused by
q close vote, the nays including Preti-
dent Hsddeu, j E. Randall, L. j. Ora
ham and Lyl. us Wallace; yeas, Mont
gomery, Patterson and knew.
A SLY MOVE.
The following bill before the State
L. gis Istu en- tiled can act to extend
section 1868, and the sections follow.
ing down to and including section
1872, OF the Milliken and Vertrees
code to 8 rect raj road compaues:"
Be Il enacted by The General Assembly o.
the State of Tennessee:
SECTION l. Thai the provision Of the
consolidation OF railroads contained in
section 1858, al d the sections follow
ing, down to and including section
1872 OF the Code OF Tennessee com
piled by Milliken and Verlree5, be
hereby declared to embrace and ex
tend to any street railroad corporation
existing in the South; and to g'v'
every such street railroad corporation
the power to consolidate itself wi
any other such STREET railroad corpora
ton, where the road shall connec
Win or intsuect the road of eucl
street railroad corporation, or en-
b anch thu reof, in accordance will
said a, ciions
SIC 2. 1hst consolidation Of sucl
STREET railroad com7aui g, made pre-
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